On a cool, breezy Saturday morning, Andy Brown Park East hosted the fifth annual Fighting Autoimmune Disease 5K run, a charity run aimed at raising awareness and funds for autoimmune disease research and organizations.
At 7:40 a.m., the park entrance was already bustling with activity as the excited aura of r...

Coppell's Closet, a newly created club at Coppell High School, has aspirations of making a positive impact to many people who are in need of help. The club's purpose is to collect gently used clothes from Coppell students and local residents, and then pay them forward to larger organizations...

By Jamie Kimbrell
Staff Writer
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One Step for Eight, a non-profit organization run by Coppell High School sophomore Riya Mahesh, hosted its second annual 5K and Fun Run benefitting the Diabetes Hands Foundation, an organization providing diabetes care for people in developing countries.
The event...

By Gabby Sahm
Staff Writer
Knife throwers toss knives through the air as you walk in. You look around and see purple and green covering everything from the walls to the chairs. Around the corner, casino tables are in lines with all sorts of people dressed up playing a card game, but instead of winni...

By Mabry Culp
Staff Writer
Bake sales, car washes, garage sales, and races are all common ways to raise money, but one of the more popular and effective methods in Coppell is to sell T-shirts, and Junior World Affairs Council has taken selling shirts as a way not only to help the club, but others...

Story by Kristen Shepard
Video by Cassidy Pickrell
Five years ago when Health Science Technology (HST) Teacher Ray Pool realized Coppell families were struggling to meet ends, he started the Coppell Food Pantry, which is a confidential service that provides food to families who are struggling to...

By Kristen Shepard
Staff Writer
If you're looking for a "souper" way to give back to the community, CHS will begin their annual canned food drive this week. The "Souper Bowl of Caring" fundraiser encourages students to bring in canned or other non-perishable food items to donate to local food shelters. ...

By Nikki Dabney
Staff Writer
We live for the weekend, counting down the days. When it comes, we end up sleeping more than we expect and doing less than we want. Sunday rolls around and we wish we had more time. The problem is not a lack of time; it’s a misuse of time.
Next weekend, fill...

By Thomas Hair
Opinions Editor
The winter holiday season is such a special time of year. Everywhere you go, there are carols playing, lights shining, bells jingling. While just about everyone throws up some festive decorations in the weeks before Christmas, others in Coppell take home decor to a...

By Kristen Shepard
Staff Writer
Each year, as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, a spirit of thankfulness and charity spreads across Coppell. Around this time, the Public Service Academy at Coppell High School leads the school in a turkey drive.
With temperatures usually in the mid 40s ...

By Thomas Hair
Online Copy Editor
The home stretch of the school year is finally upon us, and it seems the pace of CHS has been cranked up several notches. Most scurry by the Horseshoe several times per day, but few ever stop to examine the many new donation opportunities there this week.
The...